Mets Promote RHP Seth Lugo

The New York Mets are promoting RHP Seth Lugo from Triple-A with the Las Vegas 51s today. LHP Sean Gilmartin will be optioned back to Triple A. Lugo has spent time in the rotation and was recently demoted to the bullpen in Triple-A.  Since going to the bullpen on June 5th, he has posted an ERA of 4.00 in nine innings. Lugo has an arsenal of four pitches and a fastball that tops out at 94 miles per hour. His best pitch is his curveball and is so effective that Baseball America said he had the best curveball in the Mets minor league system. He is rated as the Mets twelfth best prospect according to MetsMerized.